THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
Every weekday, The New Republic’s Greg Sargent brings you a fresh way of thinking about the biggest political stories of the moment, offered up in an entertaining, information-packed conversation with a leading lawmaker, journalist, or newsmaker. We go deep into the stories behind the headlines leading TNR and other news outlets—while making it fun and fast.
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Trump Iran Tirades Get So Unhinged that His Own...
As Trump’s threats and rants about the war get crazier, a former Defense Department official explains why Trump seems so stuck—and why it’s a fiasco for the rest of us.
21 min
2
Fox in Meltdown over Booing of Trump as Polls T...
As Trump gets mercilessly booed at the Knicks game and Fox spins wildly to erase it, a data analyst parses new polls showing Trump cratering—and explains why he’s entered a downward spiral.
19 min
3
Angry Trump Storms Out of On-Air Interview For ...
As Trump abuses an NBC reporter on national television, a tech writer explains why this saga really reflects his rage at the failure of MAGA propaganda to sway political races in California.
20 min
4
Trump 250 Rally Takes Humiliating Turn as MAGA ...
As Trump’s plans for a gala marking our country’s 250th birthday grow more pathetic, an author of a piece about Trumpism’s reach explains how this fiasco reveals MAGA’s deep toxicity within the culture.
19 min
5
Trump Rages over Iran Setbacks as Leaks Reveal ...
As fresh leaks make Trump look even more incompetent on Iran, a former national security official explains why the specter of Obama’s nuclear deal is haunting him—and why that screws the rest of us.
17 min
6
Trump Mental Decline Exposed as Damning Video E...
As Rep. Ted Lieu catches Marco Rubio off guard in an extended exchange over Trump’s mental state, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.
22 min
7
Trump Push to Jail Foes Takes Darker Turn—and G...
As Trump picks the guy who worked to jail his enemies as his new Director of National Intelligence, a legal observer explains why this could lead to a true nightmare scenario.
19 min
8
Trump Rages over Fresh Iran Humiliation as GOP ...
As Trump erupts amid fresh obstacles on multiple fronts, commentator Molly Jong-Fast discusses how much worse things can get in the final two-and-a-half years of Trump’s term.
20 min
9
Trump Epstein Mess Worsens as MAGA Cracks Up: “...
As Trump’s scandals cause MAGA to fracture and GOP defenses to crumble, a historian of the right explains how all the turmoil reflects growing awareness that Trump is passing from the scene.
22 min
10
Trump ICE Standoff in N.J. Takes Darker Turn wi...
As Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary issues a shocking response to a worsening battle at an ICE facility, an immigration advocate explains how this saga captures Trumpism’s violence and bloodlust.
20 min
11
Trump Blurts Out Surprise Admission about Midte...
As Trump accidentally says too much about his party’s midterm travails, the author of a piece on Trump’s deepening unpopularity argues that Democrats have hidden ways to capitalize.
19 min
12
Trumpworld Erupts in Fury as Coverage of His He...
As Trump's propagandists rage at journalists for covering his physical decline, a writer who focuses on the president’s weaknesses explains why covering up his frailty is backfiring spectacularly for him.
17 min
13
Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Po...
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
14 min
14
Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Hum...
As Fox News drops some of Trump's worst polling ever, the writer of a piece on his unpopularity explains why his coalition is imploding—and why his only way out is massive cheating.
18 min
15
Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush ...
As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go.
21 min
16
Trump Screws Himself So Badly on Tex. Race that...
As Republicans seethe over Trump’s decision to elevate the weaker, more extreme Senate candidate in Texas, a Democratic operative who knows the state explains what the path to victory could look like.
21 min
17
Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Shakedown Takes Darker ...
As Trump reaches a “settlement” with DOJ that hands $1.8 billion in taxpayer money to a fund he controls, a legal expert explains just how corrupt this truly is—and why it might backfire for the GOP.
16 min
18
Trump Rages Wildly at Journo—and Accidentally E...
As Trump’s tirade reveals too much, a political scientist explains how his pathologies badly undermine him on the global stage—and why his failures abroad are producing worsening autocracy at home.
23 min
19
Trump’s GOP Allies Admit He’s Toxic as New Poll...
As Trump breaks new disapproval records amid fresh GOP panic, the author of a piece on his travails explains how unchecked corruption and soaring gas prices are hitting him with a double whammy.
21 min
20
Trump Iran Tirade Visibly Rattles GOPers as Lea...
As damning revelations make the Iran fiasco worse for the GOP, an international relations expert explains why the economic damage from the war is only beginning—and why Trump is politically stuck.
18 min
21
Trump’s Rage Boils Over at Journos as Inflation...
As Trump seethes over soaring prices, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg discusses the good signs and the bad for his party right now, and suggests ways to improve Democratic odds in the midterms.
21 min
22
Trump Sunsetting Visibly Worsens as Aides Go Fu...
As Trump’s mental decline accelerates in plain sight, the author of a piece on the tortured psychology of MAGA explains how his chief sycophants have become akin to an “end-stage cult.”
19 min
23
Trump Blurts Out Vile Plot to Rig Midterms as C...
As Trump reveals new levels of corruption to the GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms, a writer on voting rights explains why Democrats must plan for an aggressive, long term response.
20 min
24
Trumpworld Unnerved as Damning Leaks Expose His...
As fresh revelations shed glaring light on Trump’s Iran miscalculations, a writer who tracks Trump’s policy failures argues that the political fallout for the GOP could be worse than anyone expects.
18 min
25
Trump’s Rage at Pope Backfires as Poll Reveals ...
As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar-of-religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the Pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
19 min